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  1. Comment on A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3 in ~tech

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    The very real concern is that this bubble will impact everyone when it pops.

    The very real concern is that this bubble will impact everyone when it pops.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3 in ~tech

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    People lost their retirements, and were laid off at the same time. The statistics don't do it justice. The bay area traffic went from terrible to amazing over the span of three years, because of...

    Was the end of the dot-com bubble catastrophic?

    People lost their retirements, and were laid off at the same time. The statistics don't do it justice.

    The bay area traffic went from terrible to amazing over the span of three years, because of the rolling rounds of mass layoffs.

    My old boss was laid off, so I got a new one. Whenever I had a meeting with my new boss, I would cheerfully ask him if it was good news and was I laid off? He would agree that would be good news if I was laid off, but sadly I was not. He was ultimately let go. After he was let go, I was surprised to find that all my coworkers detested the man.

    26 votes

  3. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 17 in ~society

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    Last week: US justice department sues California over new voting maps favouring Democrats Huh. I wonder if there are any other states that have made a "brazen" power grab using racially...

    Last week: US justice department sues California over new voting maps favouring Democrats

    Attorney General Pam Bondi accused California Governor Gavin Newsom of a "brazen" power grab using racially gerrymandered maps.

    Huh. I wonder if there are any other states that have made a "brazen" power grab using racially gerrymandered maps....?

    This week: US court blocks Texas from using newly redrawn voting maps

    "The public perception of this case is that it's about politics," US Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote in the decision.

    "To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 Map. But it was much more than just politics. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."

    What, oh what, is the Supreme Court to do? Blatantly reverse California as racist gerrymandering but remand Texas as ok because the Texas map is clearly only partisan not racist?

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 10 in ~society

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    It didn't used to work that way. With this chaos monkey in charge, I am no longer sure how anything works anymore.

    I don’t think it works that way

    It didn't used to work that way.

    With this chaos monkey in charge, I am no longer sure how anything works anymore.

    1 vote

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  9. Comment on Experiences with united healthcare in ~health

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    I have United PPO. Decades ago they used to be excellent. In the last 5-10 years they have been more aggressive about denying expensive diagnostic tests.

    I have United PPO.

    Decades ago they used to be excellent. In the last 5-10 years they have been more aggressive about denying expensive diagnostic tests.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Tilderinos in ~talk

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    I am slowly coming around to @cfabbro's Tildoes...

    I am slowly coming around to @cfabbro's Tildoes...

    24 votes

  11. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 3 in ~society

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    It would make sense of Pizza Gate. Throwing accusations of pedophilia at Hillary in case incriminating Epstein files or Russian videos were released.

    It would make sense of Pizza Gate. Throwing accusations of pedophilia at Hillary in case incriminating Epstein files or Russian videos were released.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Who can name the bigger number? in ~science

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    TIL I can no longer correctly spell googolplex... thanks Google.

    TIL I can no longer correctly spell googolplex... thanks Google.

    7 votes

  13. Comment on What are some of your favorite stews/soups? in ~food

  14. Comment on Scream 7 | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Fixed, thanks!

    Fixed, thanks!

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 27 in ~society

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    DOJ Caught Deleting Court Record for Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Targeted Obama’s Home with a Gun Seriously. WTF?

    DOJ Caught Deleting Court Record for Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Targeted Obama’s Home with a Gun

    DOJ had deleted a key sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto — a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who showed up near former President Barack Obama’s home in 2023 with guns, ammo, and a machete.

    Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White of the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a detailed sentencing memo

    Both prosecutors were suddenly placed on leave — and by that evening, the 27-month sentencing memo was gone. Deleted. Vanished from the court docket.

    And just hours later, a new memo appeared. This replacement version — filed quietly that same night — completely stripped out any mention of Taranto’s role in the Jan. 6 riot or Trump’s posting of Obama’s address. Politico’s Kyle Cheney confirmed the revision, which raised eyebrows even higher about who ordered it and why.

    Seriously.

    WTF?

    11 votes

  16. Comment on Scream 7 | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Now that is a meme I had not thought of in a long time. I always knew the Scream scene was taken from the Bud commercial but today I learned Bud took it from the movie short True

    Now that is a meme I had not thought of in a long time.

    I always knew the Scream scene was taken from the Bud commercial but today I learned Bud took it from the movie short True

    5 votes

  17. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 27 in ~society

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    Texas attorney general sues Tylenol makers over autism claims I wonder what this next level of stupidity is supposed to distract us from... And in completely unrelated news... Half of US states...

    Texas attorney general sues Tylenol makers over autism claims

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the makers of Tylenol, claiming the companies hid alleged dangers that the drug posed to children's brain development.

    The lawsuit comes a month after President Donald Trump promoted an unproven link between taking Tylenol - also known as paracetamol - during pregnancy and autism in children.

    The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said acetaminophen - the main ingredient in Tylenol - is one of the few options for pregnant women to treat pain and fever, which can pose serious health risks if left untreated.

    I wonder what this next level of stupidity is supposed to distract us from...

    And in completely unrelated news...

    Half of US states sue Trump administration over halting food stamps

    13 votes

  19. Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk

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    I would fund the worlds first flat moon museum, dedicated to proving once and for all that the moon is basically a flat pie. It would be located on whatever sub-tropical island is most for sale....

    I would fund the worlds first flat moon museum, dedicated to proving once and for all that the moon is basically a flat pie.

    It would be located on whatever sub-tropical island is most for sale. Ideally, as far away from people as possible.

    The museum would officially be open one a year, on March the 14th, at 3:14pm (closing, of course, at 3:15pm.)

    2 votes

  20. Comment on This site is fast in ~tildes

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    Not to diminish Deimos' tech savy, but it also helps that Tildes is still invite only :) That benefits both performance and the pro-social stuff (moderation is easier at this scale.) For the...

    Not to diminish Deimos' tech savy, but it also helps that Tildes is still invite only :)

    That benefits both performance and the pro-social stuff (moderation is easier at this scale.)

    For the longest time it also increased privacy, because posts weren't publicly visible.

    Diemos made some... unorthodox decisions in the social media sphere, and has largely been unyielding in his original principles.

    17 votes